svn commit: r809463 - /ant/core/trunk/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html

[jhm]

Author: jhm
Date: Mon Aug 31 05:27:02 2009
New Revision: 809463

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=809463&view=rev
Log:
Hints for handling <exec> errors 'CreateProcess error=2' on Windows.

Modified:
    ant/core/trunk/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html

Modified: ant/core/trunk/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ant/core/trunk/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html?rev=809463&r1=809462&r2=809463&view=diff
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--- ant/core/trunk/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html (original)
+++ ant/core/trunk/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html Mon Aug 31 05:27:02 2009
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@
 &lt;/target&gt;
 </pre></blockquote>
 
+<p>A common problem is not having the executable on the PATH. In case you get 
an error
+message <tt>Cannot run program "...":CreateProcess error=2. The system cannot 
find
+the path specified.</tt> have a look at your PATH variable. Just type the 
command directly on
+the command line and if Windows find it, Ant should do it too. (Otherwise ask 
on the user mailinglist for help.) If Windows can not execute the program add 
the directory of the programm
+to the PATH (<tt>set PATH=%PATH%;dirOfProgram</tt>) or specify the absolute 
path in the
+<tt>executable</tt> attribute in your buildfile.
+</p>
+
+
 <h4>Cygwin Users</h4>
 <p>The <code>&lt;exec&gt;</code> task will not understand paths such as /bin/sh
 for the executable parameter.  This is because the Java VM in which Ant is